About this episode

Emma Wright discusses with Rachel Davies the parallels between women's relationships with money and diet culture.

Why do so many smart, capable women feel like failures when it comes to money? In this episode, I talk with therapist and Hi Money co-author Rachel Davies about the hidden beliefs, shame, and socialisation that shape how women relate to money — and how the patterns are almost identical to diet culture. Rachel Davies is a therapist, and co-author of *Money Money Money* with Angela Meyer. After realising at 49 that she had no KiwiSaver despite years of "knowing better," Rachel discovered that ...

People in this episode

Host: Emma Wright

Guest: Rachel Davies

Topics covered

• money management
• diet culture
• women's issues
• therapy
• financial beliefs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Money Money Money

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